Ep. 196 - What Your Brain Needs When the World Feels Heavy

We'd love to hear from you! When the world feels heavy, your brain can start carrying more than it was designed to hold. This episode explores how ongoing stress, constant information, and uncertainty affect your nervous system, focus, and energy. You’ll learn why feeling foggy or exhausted isn’t a personal failure, how your brain responds to prolonged stress, and simple ways to help your nervous system slow down and reset. Show Notes: Episode 141 – Giving Your Brain a Break (the cost of being “on” too much) Episode 164 – The Vagus Nerve (How the parasympathetic nervous system helps reset stress and restore balance)

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Ep. 196 - What Your Brain Needs When the World Feels Heavy is an episode from Fewer Things Better by Kristin Graham.

This episode is 8:09 long.

This episode was published on Jan 30, 2026.

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